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Wait, why is everything political on a Tuesday? I don't get it... it's not in the constitution. While the constitution says the inauguration must take place on January 20th (so that's not always on a Tuesday), why is everything else? Just precedent?

"Compromise, hell! That's what has happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?"

Wait, why is everything political on a Tuesday? I don't get it... it's not in the constitution. While the constitution says the inauguration must take place on January 20th (so that's not always on a Tuesday), why is everything else? Just precedent?

There are a couple reasons that Election Day is when it is.

It's held in November so it doesn't conflict with the growing/harvesting season. It was 1845 (I believe) that they officially determined that -- and you have to think that the vast majority of the nation at that time was agricultural.

It's held on a Tuesday due to the fact that the vast majority of the nation was also rural. In order to get to your polling place, you would have to travel. If election day had been held on a Monday, people would have likely missed church on Sunday in order to make it in time.

They also wanted to make it as early in the week as they could -- not sure why.

I did see an article on the inauguration breaking records of internet traffic and straining servers and whatnot. I can't remember where now. But if you combine TV and internet viewership, I'd imagine it would be a safe bet that more eyes were on Obama.